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Technical ConsultantAcquia

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Summary:
You get to guide Acquia customers and lead technical teams of some of the best talent in the Drupal and web development communities (from both Acquia and from our top-notch partners around the world).

To be successful in this job, the technical consultant must accomplish the following results:
Ensure that clients are offered the best possible technical solutions that achieve their business objectives for the project you maintain
Increase the use of and support for open source technology among clients
Improve the quality of Drupal development on assigned projects
Contribute to Drupal and the Drupal community

Key Requirements:
Advanced knowledge of enterprise-level Drupal implementations
Ability to analyze, develop, review, test, and deploy custom Drupal modules
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to translate technical solutions for non-technical audiences
Knowledge of agile development methodologies
Competencies
Excellent troubleshooting and project-solving capabilities
Skilled at collaborating with team members and partners in a matrixed environment
Adept at mentoring team members and contributing to team-level professional development

Basic Qualifications:
Passion for the web, open source development, and for helping us build a hot and growing start-up
Deep experience architecting web solutions
Experience providing technical support or consulting
Strong problem-solving abilities, intelligence, initiative, and the ability to thrive under pressure
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science or related discipline preferred
Position is located in Washington, DC, so ideal candidate should be located in the Washington, DC metro area or be willing to relocate
Ability to obtain a security clearance within a Federal contract

With over two million downloads since inception, Drupal is used by web developers worldwide to build compelling websites. Diverse organizations use Drupal as their core social publishing system, including media companies, non-profit organizations, publishers, and many others.
Acquia plans to accelerate and extend market adoption of Drupal by advancing the core technology and offering value-added software products and network services that dramatically speed deployment and reduce risk.
Our founders are Dries Buytaert, the original creator and project lead of the Drupal open source web content management system, and Jay Batson, previously founder and CEO of Pingtel.